Wade Phillips is a good coach. We should be able to agree on that.
But his reputation - fair or not - will be based on how the Cowboys perform in the playoffs, where he is 0-3 for his career.
Dallas has been average in December for a variety of reasons, but all of that can be erased with one good playoff performance. The 10-year drought without a playoff win must end this year.
Anything less would represent abject failure, kind of like the Mavericks' loss to Golden State last year.
It would render all the records and feel-good moments useless and it would taint Phillips for years.
Perhaps forever.
There is no shame in the No. 1 seed not getting to the Super Bowl. But there is plenty of shame in not getting to the NFC Championship Game.
This roster has 11 Pro Bowl players. All it needs is direction from the coach.
He'll get an opportunity in two weeks to prove he can handle that aspect of the job.
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I do wish Wade the best, he's not only a good coach, but he's a good guy as well.
